Total Crime Rate

169.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foundry Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 649th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foundry Road (B18 4LW) in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Road (B18 4LW), the main crime hotspot is near Magdala Street. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdala Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Markby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Markby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rectory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magdala Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsworth New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsworth New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latimer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Latimer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Latimer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft James Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foundry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Foundry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Markby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Turner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Magdala Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Magdala Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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